See more ideas about movie posters vintage, june allyson, 1940s movies. The most important reason to see the hidden room is to watch and behold robert newton. Obsession, released in the us as the hidden room, is a 1949 british crime film directed by edward dmytryk, based on the book a man about a dog by alec coppel, who also wrote the screenplay for the film, and turned the story into a novel. Tonights feature is obsession aka the hidden room 1949 starring robert newton and sally gray. A wealthy blind man is determined to build a cricket pavilion as a memorial to his dead son, who was killed in battle in world war ii. After you watch the hidden room, stream another full movie. Download obsession aka the hidden room 1949 torrent or any other torrent from category. A unfaithful wife plots with her lover to kill her husband, but the lover is accidentally killed instead. Not content with merely murdering storms american lover, riordan chains up the poor fellow.
Not long before the dedication ceremony is to be held, the son shows up. Obsession the hidden room 1949 edward dmytryk, robert newton, sally gray, phil brown, crime, thriller, filmnoir july 7, 2017 london psychiatrist clive riordan, royally fed up with the repeated affairs of his wife storm, plots a seemingly perfect revenge against her. But theres far more to the meticulously worked out plot than clive. Dr clive riordan robert newton is a middleaged doctor with a young and attractive wife named storm sally gray, a. Obsession 1949 movie clip as i have never loved you. It is written in the first person concerning a spirned lover who finds finds a gentleman murdered at the stroke of midnight and his x lover with a revolver in her hand standing over him. Obsession 1949, uk aka the hidden room on the town 1949 outpost in morocco 1949 passport to pimlico 1949, uk the perfect woman 1949, uk pinky 1949 port of. The hidden room 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Obsession the hidden room 1949 edward dmytryk, robert. One of the few if any at the time this film was made films shot in england with new york citys little italy as the locale. The husband stays in hiding, and lets his wife be charged with conspiracy.
Download obsession aka the hidden room 1949 torrent. Blacklisted in hollywood, director edward dmytryk managed to find work in england. The hidden room aka obsession 1949 posted by curt this is a terrific little film noir about an insanely jealous husband. Riordan robert newton at work on a curious sketch, seeing a patient when his unfaithful wife storm sally gray appears, pretending shes had news from her disappeared boyfriend, in edward dmytryks obsession, 1949, a. Obsession the hidden room is a film directed by edward dmytryk with robert newton, phil brown, sally gray, naunton wayne, year. The hidden room 1949 starring robert newton, phil brown.
The hidden room 1949 in london, psychiatrist clive riordan robert newton suspects that his cool and polished wife, storm sally gray, is having yet another affair. It draws you in with an intriguing idea and keeps you on edge until the last minute. Modern movies of this type are so overthetop its hard to be objective about an understated movie like the hidden room, but this is a well crafted, suspenseful piece of work. Robert newton, sally gray, naunton wayne, phil brown. Abandoning his weekly card game, clive returns home to find storm with her latest lover, american bill kronin phil brown. Clive riordan robert newton discovers his wife storm sally gray is having an affair with an american named bill kronin phil. Of course the movie i watched, obsessionbritish title or the. Catching them in the act, he marches bill off at gunpoint. Obsession released in the us as the hidden room was the first film directed by edward dmytryk after he relocated to england after being blacklisted. An original vintage theatrical folded halfsheet movie poster 12sh. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Long before fatal attraction came along to scare the bejabbers out of any man contemplating infidelity, there was 1949s the hidden room later retitled obsession. The two films shown were the sleeping tiger 1954 and the hidden room 1949. The hidden room i found to be a slow paced and intriguing read.
It was adapted from the bbc radio play by margery allingham, broadcast in 1947. Aware that storm is having a torrid affair with an american named bill kronin, riordan kidnaps the man and chains him up in a. Again as brilliant as anything hitchcock ever presented to a viewer. Its all played out in a single hidden room that no one knows newton owns, and the psychological effects the situation has on its three principal is explored to its utmost. As most of you know, newton was in a very early hitchcock film, jamaica inn. He earned a certain notoriety as the movie pirate, setting the standard for what all unrespectable pirates should be, first as long john silver in walt disneys treasure island 1950, then as blackbeard in blackbeard the pirate 1952. It draws you in with an intriguing idea and keeps you on edge until the last. Riordan, obsessed with jealousy, determines to murder his most recent rival and plans, as only a psychiatrist would, to not only kill bill, but to commit the perfect. Every day robert newton, who plays a doctor in this movie, bring a can of acid to this room and slowly fills up the bathtub where he intends to eventually murder the philander in.
The list contains the best, new and most relevant hidden room movies ordered by relevance. The hidden room movie posters from movie poster shop. Last nights double bill at the 17th annual noir city film festival focused on british marital noir. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, serious, scary, suspense, atmospheric and tense films and tv shows about with hidden room, murder, blood, danger, secret room, fight, violence, chase, crimes and death plots mostly in horror, thriller and drama genres shot in usa, uk, france and. Clive riordan, the insanely jealous husband of storm riordan. London psychiatrist clive riordan, royally fed up with the repeated affairs of his wife storm, plots a seemingly perfect revenge against her latest lover, american bill kronin. Not as well known as edward dmytryks groundbreaking film noirs of the forties, murder, my sweet 1944 and crossfire 1947, obsession 1949, aka the hidden room is nonetheless a gripping psychological thriller that builds. Dark regions press the engines of sacrifice by james chambers 15 june 2011 famous monsters of filmland. Original 1949 lobby card movie advertising posters 11. Another scene with many levels is the model train scene. If you enjoy film noir, and taut character studies, this is the movie for you. Buy the hidden room movie posters from movie poster shop. The mystery of the hidden room is a classic mystery written in the style of sherlock holmes novels.
Spine tingling suspense in this chiller about a madman who keeps his rival locked in a cellar with plans of murdering him. The hidden room 1949 cast and crew in london, psychiatrist clive riordan robert newton suspects that his cool and polished wife, storm sally gray, is having yet another affair. Every day robert newton, who plays a doctor in this movie, bring a can of acid to this room and slowly fills up the bathtub where he intends to. Obsession is an underrated british crime thriller with a cracking good script and cast. Made by independent sovereign films in 1949, its a superb british psychological thriller with a definite tinge of noir to it. Riordan, obsessed with jealousy, determines to murder his most recent. The hidden room is a very personal film, both for its antagonist and its director 26 september 2014 soundonsight. Also known as obsession, some film fans classify this movie as a film noir. Poster has border wear with tears, corner wear, corner pinholes, some creases and surface scuffs. Please refer to the accompanying image for a detailed view. The film was remade in bollywood titled murder 3 20 and in mexico titled perdida 2019. The hidden is a wellconstructed thriller, directed with swift assurance by jack sholder, brought down by an utterly conventional scifi ending. I really liked the underworld story 1950, the top half of tonights gale storm double bill at the 17th annual noir city film festival, and its safe to say i loved abandoned 1949. The hidden room aka obsession 1949 film noir of the week.
Obsession, released in the us as the hidden room, is a 1949 british crime film directed by edward dmytryk, based on the book a man about a dog by alec. The hidden room is directed by edward dmytryk and adapted to screenplay by alec coppel from his own book and play. Clive riordans beautifulbutflirty wife, storm, comes home one night in the company of an american diplomat, bill kronin. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, suspenseful, tense, serious, scary and psychological films and tv shows about with secret room, murder, violence, death, danger, chase, revenge, flashback, blood and brutality plots mostly in thriller, drama and mystery genres shot in usa, uk, italy. Obsession was entered into the 1949 cannes film festival. Clive riordan, the insanely jealous husband of unfaithful storm riordan. I tuned into a classic movie this week that i had recorded on our trusty dvr and to my surprise, the film starred long john silver of disneys treasure island and uncle owen, of star wars. The hidden room clive riordan plans a devilish revenge against his wifes lover. The list contains the best, new and most relevant secret room movies ordered by relevance. With sally gray, stephen murray, derek farr, nigel patrick. We get a glimpse of lauries life growing up with life in a cult as a child and to life now with her partner martha and their three children. It stars robert newton, phil brown, sally gray and naunton wayne. Obsession aka the hidden room turner classic movies. Dmytryks obsession is based on alec coppels suspense play a man about a dog.
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